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A. L. SCHOOLER EGG TESTER.

. a. APPLICATION FILED MA R.l3,1915. 1 1 48,997 t d Aug. '3, 1915.

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ARTHUR L. SCHOOLEB, OF CINCINNATL' IOWA. I

EGG-TESTER.

' Patented Aug. 3, mi 5.

Application filed March 13, 1915. Serial No. 14,201.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR L. SeHooLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Appanoose and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Testers, of which the following is a specificat on, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. p This invention relates to certain improvements in egg testersand it is an ob ect of the invention to provide a novel and mproved device of this general character 1ncluding an illuminating means under control of the eggs to be tested or candled.

Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved device of this general character mcludlng a m nimum of parts affording a maximum of efliciency and'which may be readily assembled into operative relation with convenience and facility.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved egg tester whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended clalms. In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accom panying drawings, wherein-- 1 Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View taken through an egg tester constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken through the device as herein embodied; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view. of the upper portionof my improved tester with the hood in operacured to'the interior faces thereof the horizontally disposed cleats 2 at a point intermediate the height of the container and adapted to serve as a support for the removable tray 3.

Yieldably supported above the tray 3 under the influence of the expansible-members 4 is the table 5, said expansible members 4 being herein disclosed as conventional coil springs interposed between the tray 3,, and the table 5 and suitably afiixed thereto and of such a tension as to permit a depression of the table under the influence. of the eggs to be tested when applied to said table. The table 5 has produced at substantially its axial center the egg receiving openings 6 7 the axial center of which is positioned the illuminating member 8, herein disclosed as an incandescent electric lamp, preferably of siX candle power, and secured in a conventional manner Within the socket 9 secured to the tray 3.

preferably six in number and so positioned The socket 9 is in electrical connection with the source B through the conductor a: and with the spring contact 10 through the conductor 6, said spring contact 10 being carried by the tray 3 and projecting there-f above and adapted to be engagedby the spring contact 11 depending from thevtable 5, said spring contact-11 being in electrical connection with the source B through the medium of the conductor 0, said conductor 0 having interposed therein the circuit closer 12 of conventional construction and preferably positioned eXteriorly of the container 1 so that the device may be rendered inoperative when desired. It is also to beobserved that the conductors a and c are of such a length as to permit the tray 3 and its concomitant parts to be readily removed from within the member 1, when the necessities of practice so require.

Upon the insertion of the eggs within the I openings 6 the tablet will move-downwardly su ciently tocause an engagement between the contacts 10 and 11, whereby the tray Swill be causedto be illuminated, and upon the removal ofthe eggs the table will automatically elevate under the expansible members .4 sufficiently to break the'engage- Inent between the contacts and 11. p

The upper face of the base 1 is open and coacting therewithis the hood 14 preferably in the shapeof an inverted V in cross section, and having the lower marginal portion of one of its side walls 15 cut away, as at 16,

entirely therealong, toprovide means wherefurther'facilitated by i 'fchain 20- for limiting the outward'adjust I wall'15.

" hoodis hingedly connected with the upper marginal portion of an adjacent side wall of the container 1, at 19, 'said'hoodbeing' by,the eggs may bereadily applied to or removed from voperative position upon the table 5 and 'to'permit visualaccess within the container 1,: said visual accessbeing the recess 17 produced in the lower'marginal portion of the side The opposite side walllS of the adapted to-be thrownback entirely free of the top of the container 1 so that it will offer no' obstruction to the insertion or removal of the tray 3 and its concomitant parts. I also find it of advantage to have coacting with the container l and the hood 14, the

In order to facilitate the transportation of my improvelddevice, I find it of advantage to providethe end walls 'of the container 1 g with the hand clasp 21 of anyordinaryor preferred arrangement. V

From 'the foregoing description, it is thought tobe obvious that'an agg tester con structed in accordance with my invention is i of anextremelysimple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by, reason of theconvenience' and facility with which it may be as-- sembl'ed, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and r for this reason I do not wish to be understood I as limiting'myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in'carryin'g out my invention in practice.

Iclann:

1. An egg tester comprising a container provided "with supports intermediate its I height, a tray removably positioned within thetable the container and adapted to rest upon the supports, a table yieldably supported by the tray thereabove, a source of electrical energy within the container at a point below the supports, a-lamp carried by the tray, i at points abovethe lamp being provided with egg receiving openings, an electrical connection between the lamp and the source of electrical energy, coacting contacts interposed in said electrical connec tion,-one of said contacts being carried by the tray and the second contact being carried by-the table, said contacts being adapted to engage upon depression of the table underthe influence of the eggs positioned within the openings thereof, the upper end of thecontainer being open, and a hood adapted to overlie the open end of the con tainer, said hood being provided with an opening to permit access within the containerwhen the hood isin closed adjustment.-

' 2; egg tester comprising a container provided with supports intermediate its height, a-tray i'emovably positioned within the container and adapted to rest upon the and the second contact being carried by the table, said contacts being adapted to engage upon depression offthe table under the in fluence 'of the eggs positioned within the openings thereof, the upperend of the containerbeing open, and a hood adaptedto overliethe open end of the container, said hood being provided with an opening to permit access withln'the container when the hood isin closed adjustment, said hood being substantially the shape of an inverted V in cross section, the lower marginal portion of one side wall of the lengthwise thereof.

3. An egg tester comprising a container hood being cut-away provided with supports intermediate its height, a tray removably positioned within the container and adapted to rest upon the supports, a table yieldably supported by the tray thereabove, a source of electrical energy within the container at a point below the supports, a lamp carried by the tray, the table at points above the'lamp being provided' with egg receiving openings, an electrical connection between the lamp and the source of electrical energy, coacting contacts interposed in said electrical connection, one of said contacts being carried by the tray and the second contactbeing carried by the table, said contacts being adapted to engage upon depression of the table under the influence, of the eggs positioned within the openings thereof, the upper end of the container being open, and a hood adapted to v overlie the open end of the container, said hood being provided with an opening to permit access within the container when the hood is in closed adjustment, said hood being In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my substantially the shape of an inverted V in signature in the presence of two witnesses.

cross section the lower marginal portion of one side wall of the hood being cut-away ARTHUR SOHOOLER 6 lengthwise thereof, the lower marginal por- Witnesses:

tion of said side wall being provided with H. D. STEEL,

a recess. I GERTRUDE MARTIN. 

